Entry Process

Book as App: Honoring the best presentation of book-length materials in an App format
(iOS and/or Android). The application should take advantage of the unique technology
capabilities of the platform to enhance and serve both content and presentation.
Design, editorial, and technical execution will carry equal weight. Entries can
be original Apps, or adaptations of a print book.

E-book: Honoring the best in E-book format (e-Pub and/or Mobi/Kindle), exhibiting
excellence in both editorial and design.

Enhanced E-Book: Honoring the best presentation of book-length materials in an enhanced
e-book format. Entries should take advantage of the unique capabilities of these
emerging platforms to enhance and serve both content and presentation.

New Technology – Software : Honoring outstanding software-based contributions to
the art and craft of E-book publishing. New e-publishing platforms, revisions and
upgrades to existing platforms and tools for the innovative production of E-books
will all be considered.

Title/Product Name

Publishers

Authors/Editors/Designers/Developers/Producers (as appropriate)

About the Author

More Information

Entry Url

About the Book: Please provide a 75-100 word summary of the book description.

Pertinent Features: Please list/describe the pertinent ways in which the book takes advantage of digital technologies.

Devices Supported (Check all that apply: this question is used to score how well your submission supports multiple devices):

Who May Enter

Publishers of e-books, apps and software that have been copyrighted and published—no
unpublished works or beta tests will be accepted.

Call for Entries

Entries may be submitted any time throughout the calendar year. Entrants will be
notified as to whether they have achieved honoree status within 8 weeks of entry
submission.

About the Awards :

Gold and silver award winners will be honored in each category. As a rolling awards
program, the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Digital Awards welcomes submissions year round
and entries will be judged against a standard of excellence in four categories:
E-books, Enhanced E-books, Books as Apps and New Technologies. The IBPA Benjamin
Franklin Digital Awards provides both Gold and Silver Honoree awards for exceptional
content, and all entrants will benefit from direct , constructive feedback from
judges, a hallmark of the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards™, for print now in their
25th year.

All honorees are showcased and promoted on the IBPA website and through the IBPA
social media platforms, newsletters, and media releases and announcements to the
book trade industry. In addition, all honorees receive promotional space in the
widely circulated Independent, the official print publication of the IBPA and are
displayed and promoted at BEA, ALA, PLA and the Frankfurt International Book Fair.
All honorees are recognized at an event celebrating the recipients at the IBPA annual
Publishing University. Honorees also receive award certificates along with award
seal graphics for cover art and promotional and marketing materials.